2024 was a wonderful year with people from all walks of life buying shirts that suit their personality and needs. Every year is a little different with certain shirts from various brands becoming surprisingly popular. This year shirts from Aloha Republic and Pacific Legend proved to be very popular which is not surprising given their value. And the military airplane and ship shirts from RJ Clancey are always good sellers and never go out of style. But this year, it was Paradise Found that captured all the spots on the list. So here are the 10 most popular shirts on our website for 2024!
10. Bamboo Paradise Cream - This print is popular every year. The only question is which color will be the best. This year the cream color proved to be popular with our customers to make it onto this list. The shirt also comes in navy and black.
9. Calla Lily Purple - This shirt is one of our staff favorites as it has a bit of a retro look to it. It is also the shirt that Tom Selleck himself picked out when he visited the Paradise Found showroom back in the 1980s when he was in Hawaii filming the TV series Magnum PI. He wore the shirt on the show and Jay Hernandez also wore the same shirt on the rebooted Magnum PI.
8. White Ginger Khaki - The White Ginger print comes in a stunning blue, a striking jade, this calming khaki, and also red. The red one was popular during the Christmas shopping season and the blue and jade ones are popular in the summer. But this khaki version is the one that was steady all year and makes it onto our top shirts for 2024.
7. Bamboo Garden Navy - It was a very strong year for this navy color of the always-popular Bamboo print. This year it was particularly strong with group orders who had this shirt embroidered. We do not count bulk orders for the sales totals for the shirts on this list. This Bamboo Garden navy shirt was very popular with consumers and outsold the black and white versions this year.
6. Magnum PI Black - This shirt by Paradise Found is officially called Jungle Bird and it comes in red and black. We love the way the purple pops on this black shirt. As you probably know, this shirt was worn by Tom Selleck and Jay Hernandez on the original and rebooted Magnum PI shows respectively. This shirt is always one of the most popular shirts on our website.
5. Ohia Navy - For people who want a Hawaiian shirt that isn't too loud and attention-grabbing, the Ohia print shirts are a great choice. It comes in navy, black, and sage. The tone-on-tone print gives this shirt a more subdued and calming style for those who wish to express some Aloha vibe with a more resort look.
4. Cotton Magnum PI Red - Back in the 1980s when Tom Selleck wore this print and made it famous, the shirt was available in both 100% cotton and 100% rayon. Over the years, Paradise Found eventually discontinued the cotton version in favor of the rayon one. But after a couple decades being out of production, they brought back the cotton version. While many people love the way soft rayon falls on the body and flows when you move, other people prefer the properties of cotton. This year, the cotton version has made it onto the 10 most popular shirts of 2024.
3. Bamboo Paradise Navy - You may have noticed that the cream color of this shirt was the #10 shirt on this list. This year, the navy color of the Bamboo Paradise shirt was the most popular of the 3 colors. As we said at the top of the list, this print is always popular and it is just a question of which color is the top seller on any given year. Fans love the versatility of this print as it can be worn both as a refined resort shirt as well as a party shirt.
2. Star Orchid Black - The original Star Orchid shirt by Paradise Found back in the 80s was green and the flowers were more tightly packed. Tom Selleck wore that shirt on Season 1, Episode 1 of the Magnum PI series. Paradise Found received feedback that shoppers felt the flowers were a little too densely packed making the shirt look too busy so they had the flowers spread out more to give it a more balanced look. When both shirts were in the market at the same time, the more spaced out version outsold the original version by a wide margin so the original one was discontinued in favor of the current one. Jay Hernandez wore this black version on the Magnum PI reboot.
1. Magnum PI Jungle Bird Red - It should not be a surprise that the "Magnum PI" shirt is the #1 shirt on our website yet again. This is the rayon version of the shirt. Fans know that this is the shirt worn by Tom Selleck in the original series and that is in the Smithsonian Institute of American History. This shirt also appeared in many movies and TV shows over the decades and is a classic iconic shirt that fans love year after year. For Aloha shirt fans, this is a must have as part of your collection. Not only is it a great fun looking shirt, it is also a piece of American TV history.
Honorable Mention
Retro Oasis Rust - This shirt is a relatively new shirt and just missed making the list in its first full year. The print is a vintage-inspired design which the Diamond Head Sportswear brand specializes in.
Watercolor Hibiscus Blue - This shirt is another fan favorite, especially when bought as a matching set.
Star Orchid Rainforest - When this shirt came out early this year, fans loved it as it is based on the original Star Orchid design that Tom Selleck wore in the very first episode of Magnum PI. He also appears in many promotional images for the show wearing that shirt. On that shirt, the white flowers were very densely packed so the shirt looked a lot more white despite the green background. Initially, shoppers thought it was too buys so Paradise Found modified the shirt to spread out the flowers for a more balanced look. Based on the sales data at the time, shoppers preferred the revised version much more so the original version was discontinued. The Star Orchid print was made in at least 14 different colors in the 80s and 90s. But since the 2000s, it was only made in black. A few years ago, it was made in navy and periwinkle. This year Paradise Found made the green version which fans of the show had been asking for. What remains to be seen is if Paradise Found brings back the original design with tightly packed flowers. But for now, this shirt is an honorable mention and just missed out on making the top 10.
